Mass of St. Gregory; Virgin in the Sun

In the upper scene, Christ on the cross appears above the altar while St. Gregory (504-640?), one of the four Latin fathers of the Catholic Church, is saying mass. The miracle signifies the doctrine of transubstantiation (the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine of communion).

In the lower scene, angels crown Mary the Virgin of the Rosary.

from Smith College website

Crucifixion; St. Jerome

two circular panels, hinged and folded together
Upper: Crucifixion with fainting Virgin; male and female patrons kneeling at left; above, shield of arms; below, lozenge-shaped arms for the female;
lower half: St Jerome in forest praying before crucifix; hat, cloak and lion behind, church in distance; outside: low relief, Marriage of the Virgin, Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth [NB Marks 1977 says it's St. Anne]
source: British Museum website

Mary Magdalene

Polyptych: upper: Christ in the House of Mary and Martha with the apostles; interior left wing: Martha visits the sick while Mary dances in the background; interior right wing: Noli me tangere; exterior wings: upper left: man visits prisoners in the stocks, upper right: woman visits prisoners in the stocks, lower left: man visits woman in a tower, lower right: person being flogged on the Gallows; lower: Dance of Mary Magdalene

"F" The Nine Worthies

Interior has 10 rondels with representations of the Crucifixion and the Nine Worthies all on horseback, all with coats of arms except Hector

3 pagan worthies: Hector, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar; 3 Jewish worthies: Joshua, King David, Judas Macabee; 3 Christian worthies: Charlemagne, King Arthur, Godefroy de Bouillon

The F has been said to be that of Philibert le Beau, Margaret of Austria's second husband, but his name was never spelled with an F. The other hypothesis is that it belonged to François I, e.g., Sauzay, 1861.

David beheading Goliath; David kneeling before Samuel

Upper main scene: David beheading Goliath in the valley of Elah with Israelites on one side, Philistines on other
lower main scene: David kneeling before Samuel
low relief, outside: Saul and David carrying head of Goliath on sword towards women at gate
low relief, inside: David watching Bathsheba at her bath
left wing, outside: David destroys lion
left wing, inside: David removes Saul's armour
right wing, outside: Samuel blesses David
right wing, inside: David holds Goliath's head before king

Rosary

The beads are graduated, with the largest being the Paternoster. Each bead has fourteen sides, four of which have space for a scene.
Paternoster bead: St. Judas; Resurrection of the Dead (2 scenes); blank
Ave beads: Each apostle can be identified by a shortened form of his name, his attribute and a scroll containing the initial letters of his part of the Apostles' Creed.
1. St. Peter; The Creation of the Heavens; The Creation of the World; the Creation of the Sun, Moon and Stars
2. St. Andrew; Ecce Homo, Man of Sorrows, Ruler of the World

Miniature Altarpiece: Virgin in the Sun

Corpus: Virgin in the Sun: a standing Virgin surrounding by sun rays and standing on a crescent moon holds the Christ Child while two angels crown her and two other angels kneel at her feet; Left wing: St James of Compostella stands beside a kneeling man; Right wing: St Dominic stands holding a cross and a book with a dog holding a torch at his feet; Exterior: Annunciation (angel on left wing, Virgin on right wing); Lower triptych: Resurrection with the Three Maries in the left background; Left lower wing: Nativity with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the right background; Right lower

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